Get Things Done - GTD

I first discovered the idea of "GTD" from my friend Elia Diodati's ironic post on "Zen Advice". You learn something new every day, particularly with the kind help of Wikipedia.

Getting Things Done (commonly abbreviated as GTD) is an action management method of The David Allen Company, and the title of the book by David Allen which describes the method.

GTD is strictly defined by David Allen on his website [1]. Unlike other time management experts, Allen does not begin by emphasizing setting priorities. Instead, he promotes two key elements in time management — control and perspective. Allen advocates three major models for gaining control and perspective:

1. A workflow process
2. A framework with 6 levels of focus
3. A natural planning method

The first major model is the workflow process, which is used to gain control over all the tasks and commitments which one needs or wants to get done.^[1]:20 The workflow process consists of five distinct phases:

1. Collect
2. Process
3. Organize
4. Review
5. Do

The details of each of the phases are here. I think I do loosely practise this sort of time management but I need to be more disciplined in deciding what I need to do right away. The fiancée would agree.